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Ellen Costello, Ph.D., associate director for the program in physical therapy, was mentioned as a keynote speaker for the upcoming conference, “Preparing the Next Generation of Physical Therapists for Innovative Practice,”  in Physical Therapy Products.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Physical Therapy Program is pleased to host, in conjunction with Woods Duncan Consulting, “Preparing the Next Generation of Physical Therapists for Innovative Practice,” to be held July 25-26 at GW’s Marvin Center in Washington, D.C.

A review article in the New England Journal of Medicine by Paul Kimmel, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, and Lakhmir Chawla, M.D., associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, presenting acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease as interconnected syndromes, was…

Paul Kimmel, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, and Lakhmir Chawla, M.D., associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, published a review article in the New England Journal of Medicine, calling for greater follow-up care of patients with acute kidney injury, who often…

Christina Puchalski, M.D., director of the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health and professor of medicine, was recognized by the Association of Professional Chaplains and the European Society for Person Centered Healthcare for her tireless efforts to create a more spiritually-minded health…

Robert Shesser, M.D., chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed by the Washington Business Journal for a story on activity in the emergency department during the Fourth of July holiday.

Author Leana Wen, M.D., director of patient-centered care research and assistant professor of emergency medicine, teaches patients how to better advocate for their health in her book, “When Doctors Don’t Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Testing.”

Alexandros Tzatsos, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of anatomy and regenerative biology, was awarded over one million dollars in grants from the National Institutes of Health to study the molecular foundations of pancreatic cancer.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Frank A. Simon, M.D., will serve as senior advisor to the vice president for health affairs.

Alexandros Tzatsos, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of anatomy and regenerative biology, was featured in News-Medical and Phys.org for receiving over one million dollars in grants from the National Institutes of Health to study the molecular foundations of pancreatic cancer.